Furniture-Based Multi-Modal Stimulus Delivery With Frequency Synchronization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing apparatuses fail to effectively synchronize multiple modalities of stimuli to maximize user relaxation and enhance a meditative state.
Innovation Solution
A multi-modal stimulus system that integrates a furniture apparatus with synchronized visual, sound, and haptic stimuli, including vibratory transducers, PEMF coils, and visible-light-emitting devices, to deliver stimulation routines aligned with a target synchronization frequency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple modalities of stimuli are delivered simultaneously, then the effectiveness of relaxation and meditative state enhancement is improved, but the synchronization precision between different stimulus channels deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the multi-modal stimulus delivery into independent controllable channels (audio, visual, haptic, electromagnetic) with separate parameter control. Each stimulus modality can be independently adjusted and synchronized to a common reference frequency, allowing precise control of each channel while maintaining overall synchronization for enhanced relaxation effectiveness
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables dynamic adjustment of stimulation parameters including frequency, amplitude, and timing for each modality. By allowing parameter changes across different stimulus types while maintaining synchronization to a target frequency, the system optimizes both the effectiveness of relaxation and the precision of stimulus coordination
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple types of stimulation devices are integrated, then the versatility and personalization of user experience is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system integrates multiple types of stimulation devices (audio transducers, visual displays, haptic actuators, electromagnetic field generators) into a single multi-functional platform. Each device type can be independently controlled and configured, allowing the system to provide personalized multi-modal stimulation routines while managing complexity through unified control architecture
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides dynamic control over stimulation parameters and device configurations, allowing real-time adjustment of stimulus intensity, frequency, and timing. This dynamic capability enables personalized user experiences while the system manages complexity through adaptive control algorithms that coordinate multiple devices based on user feedback and predefined protocols
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances relaxation and facilitates a meditative state by synchronizing multiple channels of stimulus delivery, such as sound, light, and haptic feedback, to create a personalized and effective user experience.
Implementation Method 1
haptic stimulation
Implementation Method 2
electromagnetic-radiation stimulation
Implementation Method 3
visible-light stimulation
Data Source
AI summary
Examples of the disclosure include at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for operating a system including a furniture apparatus and stimulation devices, the instructions configured to instruct at least one processor to receive a user selection of one of a plurality of stimulation routines; determine, based on the selection, first stimulation parameters for a first stimulation device of a first type including one of haptic, sound, visible-light, and electromagnetic-radiation stimulation; determine, based on the selection, second stimulation parameters for a second stimulation device of a second type different than the first and including one of haptic, sound, visible-light, and electromagnetic-radiation, the second set being synchronized to a target synchronization frequency; and provide first and second control signals to the first and second stimulation device, respectively, the first signals including the first stimulation parameters and the second signals including the second stimulation parameters.